past.attempting to summarize all factors in the past that have affected recreationail spor would be unproductive. much of the eaffected recreational sport would be unproductive. much of the available documentation is hot directly related to me recreative process of sport due the emphasis on athletic and profssionnal sport yes recrational sport in one form or another nas been in existence since the beginning of time in abillty to survive in nature the process of practing or training for survival took on game form whether mook hand to hand cobat or wrestling within a cave these activities resembled a primitive from of recreational sport as pleasure and enjoyment flowed from these challengs of prowess and abilitv greater desing and direction to the activtiy occurred